HDD LED question.

[SuperCell]

I installed a Seagate 400GB HDD in my new system. On the backside of the drive, was a 4-pin connector labeled "LED".

However, I plugged the LED wires off the front of my case into the motherboard, not the HDD.

The LED is operating fine, but does it matter that the LED connector on the drive is not being used?

 

[BinarySynapse]

I installed a Seagate 400GB HDD in my new system. On the backside of the drive, was a 4-pin connector labeled "LED".

However, I plugged the LED wires off the front of my case into the motherboard, not the HDD.

The LED is operating fine, but does it matter that the LED connector on the drive is not being used?

Doesn't hurt a thing. The HDD led on the motherboard shows activity for all drives on the controller. The one on the drive will show only the activity for that drive.

 

[junglicious]

Yea, I wouldn't worry about it. I have Raptors that tell me when my drives are working =)